Fatsoenlijkheid als een nieuw begrip in de sociale wijsbegeerte. Een analyse van Margalit's Decent Society

Abstract

This master thesis gives an analyses of the concept of decency at society level in social philosophy according to Margalit. A decent society is a society that does not humiliate his members. In the thesis the concept of decency is therefor not to be understanded as 'decent' in terms of social acceptance but more as a concept in contrast with terms as humiliation, honour, self-esteem, self-value, equity, justice. The work of Margalit does not form a pure critique on Rawls 'Theory of Justice' like Walzer's work 'Spheres of Justice' do but it is a sort of follow up work, making a difference between a just society and a decent society. It is not about a just distribution of primary goods like Rawls descibes, but about the way the distribution is done.

Date of Award	3 Jul 2002
Original language	Dutch
Supervisor	A. Van De Velde (Promotor)